Car-fender.



PATENTED FEB. 11,

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CAR FENDER APPLICATION FILED APRA17.19O7.

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WILSON S. FISTER, OF HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TOSOLOMON E.

' BEAR, OF HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed April 1'7. 1907. Serial No. 368.674.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILSON S. FrsTER, a citizen of United States,residing at Hamburg, in the county of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full,

1 clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders fortramway cars and it has particular reference to a fender of the pivotedscoop type.

In connection with a fender of the above type, the invention aims as aprimary object to provide a novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts, the details of which will appear in the course ofthe following description, wherein reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, like characters ofreference designating similar parts throughout the several views whereinFigure 1 is a side elevation showing the lower portion of'a car with afender constructed in accordance with the present invention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailedperspective view of the fender er se. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of a hanger from which the fender shown in Fig. 4 is suspended, oneof such hangers being provided. at each side of the car.

Referring specifically to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1represents one of the longitudinal car beams, upon which a transversebar 2 is fixed. Plates 3, preferably cast are fixed to the ends of thebar 2 by screws 4 or other approved fastening means passed through theplates 3 into the bar 2. The wheel guards are designated by the numeral5 and are curved longitudinally to conform to the curvature of thewheels which they overlie. The guards 5 are also of a substantialsemi-circular contour in cross section and at their upper ends areformed with angular straight extensions 6 which are secured by means ofscrews or other fastening means 7 to the plates 3. The guards 5 adjacenttheir lower ends are provided with longitudinal slots 8 to receivetherein the extensions 9 of the depending side portions 10 of a fenderframe 11, the latter being of rectangular shape and curved in sideelevation. The fender 1.1 is designed to support a suitable mesh inaccordance with the common mode of use. Between the ends of the sidebars of the frame 11, pintles 12 are provided upon which are looselymounted the pulleys 13 which are normally held above the rails but whichcontact therewith when the car swings from side to side under high speedor in. rounding curves.

The extensions 9 are apertured to loosely surround transverse pins 14,fixed in the guards 5 and spanning the same. The guards 5 are providedabove the slots 8 with vertically extending slots 15 through which leafsprings 16 are passed, the upper ends of said leaf spring being engagedin suitable clips 18 held by bolts 19 threaded through the guards 5. Thesprings 16 are passed through openings 17 in the upper cross bar of thefender 11 and underlie the side bars of said fender. Said springs arecurved in conformity to said side bars and have their lower ends fixedthereto by bolts 20, rearwardly of the pulleys 13. The springs 16 serveto normally maintain the fender 11 above the rails with the pulleys 13out of contact therewith. The fender is designed in its action to engagean obstacle or obstruction irrespective of its size, and. gradually.

force such obstacle or obstruction to one side of the track out of thepath of the car, said fenlder being of suitable shape to attain this enFrom the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficientmeans are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but,while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may bemade in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several partswithout departing from the sprit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A fender of the type set forth comprising wheel guards suspended fromthe car and curved in a vertical plane, said wheel guards being formedadjacent their lower ends with upper and lower vertical slots, a fenderframe having rearward extensions projected ing their upper ends fixed tosaid wheel guards through and working in said lower slots, lfIOIIl, andleaf springs having their upper 10 pivot pins fixed in said wheel guardsand proends fixed to said wheel guards and their jected through saidextensions, leaf springs lower ends fixed to said fender frame.projected through said upper slots and hav- In testimony whereof, Iaffix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

WILSON S. FISTERQ Witnesses:

J. ED. MILLER, W. U. KLINGMAN.

and their lower ends fixed to said fender frame.

2'. A fender comprising fixed'wheel guards, a fender frame pivotallysuspended there-

